Composer Edvard Grieg

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Edvard Grieg

Living place: Bergen

Birthday: 15-6-1843

Global rank: #27147

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Who is Composer Edvard Grieg?
Leading composer of the Romantic era. His repertoire is still used today. He is known for bringing Norwegian folk music to the world.
He had many physical ailments as a result of suffering through lung disease, pleurisy, and tuberculosis in the spring of 1860.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He attended Leipzig to after family friend and violinist Ole Bull saw his talent and urged his parents to move him forward with his training.

Family life info

His father Alexander worked as a merchant and deputy consul in Bergen. His mother Gesine Judithe Hagerup is a music teacher and politician Edvard Hagerup's daughter.

Close relationship

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He was admired by many, including Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

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When was Composer Edvard Grieg born?
Edvard Grieg was born in 15-6-1843, death year is , at the age of 181.
Where is Composer Edvard Grieg's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Edvard Grieg was born in Bergen, of Norway. is a Composer, whose Zodiac is Gemini, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Cat. Edvard Grieg's global rank is 27147 and whose rank is 103 in list of famous Composer.
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Events in 1843 and 15-6

Birthday Edvard Grieg (15-6) in history

  • Day 15-6 year 1215: The Magna Carta, also known as the Magna Carta Libertatum, is a medieval document sealed by King John.
  • Day 15-6 year 1775: The founder of the United States, George Washington, was appointed head of the Continental Army by the Second Continental Congress.
  • Day 15-6 year 1836: Arkansas became the 25th state in the United States.
  • Day 15-6 year 1844: Chemist Charles Goodyear patented the vulcanization of rubber.
  • Day 15-6 year 1849: James Polk, the 11th president of the United States, passed away in Nashville, Tennessee.
  • Day 15-6 year 1923: Lou Gehrig made his New York Yankee debut as a pinch runner.
  • Day 15-6 year 1992: Vice President Dan Quayle's "potatoe" spelling incident.
  • Day 15-6 year 1996: Ella Fitzgerald, the ''first lady of song,'' died in Beverly Hills, California.
  • Day 15-6 year 2002: Rolling Stone Mick Jagger was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
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